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- From: lars@mistral.co.uk (Lars Janssen)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
- Subject: Re: HotJava Question
- Date: 25 Mar 1996 02:00:29 GMT
- Organization: Mistral Internet (Brighton)
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- James Osborne (josborne@mercury.thepoint.net) wrote:
- >
- > If I'm not mistaken (and this is entirely possible) then ALL websites
- > have that capability.
- > It's where the marketing on the net really come into play.
- > I don't know for certain if this is the case, but it seems like I glanced
- > at an article in last months WIRED that said something to that effect.
- > I KNOW I have gotten some e-mail from some sites that I really wouldnt
- > want anyone else to know that I've visited. And I never offerend any
- > information voluntarily....
-
- As far as I know, a browser *can* give your e-mail address, but
- doesn't have to. So I guess it depends on the browser and its
- configuration.
-
- I won't knowingly use any browser which doesn't have the option to
- withhold my e-mail address.
-
- Time to read up on the HTTP spec a bit more methinks...
-
- Lars.
-
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